Indoor-croquet game.



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Patented Nov, 28, 1916. Tk

E. BECKER & P. 0. GISSBERG.

INDOOR CHOQUET GAME.

APPLICATION man oEc.27,19|5.

E. BECKER & VP. O. GISSBEBG.

' INnooR cRoQuET'GAME. APPLICATloN FILED DEC. 2?.'719i5.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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ERNEST BECKER AND PER O. GISSBERG, 0F PERRY, OWA.

INDOOR-CROQUET GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application led December 2?, 1915. Serial No. 68,905.

To all whom t may concern Be it'lmown that we, ERNEST BECKER and PER O. GIssBERG, a citizen of the United States and a subject of the King of Sweden, respectively, and residents of Perry, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Indoor- Croquet Game, of which the following is a specification.

The object of ourinvention is to provide an indoor croquet game of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

A further object is to provide a set of arches built to play croquet indoors on floor or on tables with cues.

Still a further object is toprovide such a device in which all of the arches are operatively connected with each other by adjustable mechanism, whereby the positions of the arches may be varied to suit the conditions of a Hoor or table or the like.

Still a further object is to provide such a device with suitable means for locking the device to a table when necessary or desirable.

Our invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: v

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a top of a billiard table, equipped with a croquet attachment embodying our invention. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows an end elevation of the croquet game device. Fig. 4 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view, taken'on' the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows a vertical, sectional view, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 shows a detail view in side elevation of one of the clamping devices, and Fig. 7 shows a detail view of one of the members of the device, showing the roughened face thereon.

In the accompanying drawings, we have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally a billiard table, which may be of ordinary construction, and is used in connection with our croquet game device for playing a variety of games, somewhat similarto the ordinary croquet game.

It will be understood that where a table of the type shown herein is used, cues are used for driving the croquet balls. table has the ordinary rail 11 and cushion 12. Y Qur improved croquet game device comprises an upright member 13 having on its upper end a suitable handle or ball 14.

Mounted on and supporting the lower end of the upright member 13 are opposite arch members, each comprising upright portions 15 engaging the opposite sides of the member 13 and secured thereto by means of a bolt 16 extending through said members 15, and held in place by a thumb vnut 17. Extending downwardly and outwardly from the members 15 are arch members 18, at the outer ends of which are downwardly extending lugs or members 19. On the lower ends of the members 14 are suitable cushioning feet 20. i

Arranged quarterwise around the member 13 from each of the members 18, are similar arch members, the similar parts being indicated by the reference characters already used, with the addition of the letter a. That is to say the upright opposite members which are secured to the member 13 are indicated by thel reference characters 15a. The outwardly and downwardly inclinedV members are indicated by the reference character 18a. The downwardly inclined member at the outer ends of the member 18 are indicated by the character 19a. On the lower ends of the members 19aL are cushion devices 20, similar to those already described. The members 15 are secured to each other and to the member 13 by means of a bolt 16. t

Mounted on the member 13 above the archesat the lower end thereof is a sleeve 21 having` four outwardly extending flanges arranged in a series quarterwise around the sleeve, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The sleeve 21 is adjustably held in position, at any height on the member 13 by means of a setscrew 23. Pivotally secured' to the flanges 22 are frame members 24, 25, 26, and 27' extending respectively toward the head, the sides .and the foot of the table and preferably inclined somewhat downwardly toward their outer ends, as shown in Fig..2.

The members 24 to 27 inclusive are preferably arranged to receive other frame menibers 28, 29, 30 and 31 respectively, which are adjustably mounted by Ymeans of setscrews 32.

At the outer end of each member 28 to V31V The ioo

inclusive is a vertical face as shown in Fig. 4, secured to a member 36 by means of a bolt 37 on which is a. wing nut 38. The face and member just mentioned are preferably roughened or corrugated.

Formed on the member 36 is a flat faced member 39 arranged at right angles to the member 36. Secured to the members 39 near the head and foot of thetable are frame members 40 and 41, having flattened portions designed to engage the member 39 and to be secured thereto by bolts 3T and thumb nuts 38, similar to those already described. The members 40 and 41 respectively extend downwardly and away from each other and toward the table.

The outer flattened ends of the members 29 and 31are secured to members 36` as already described, and also,y to brace members 42 which will. be hereinafter referred to. The lower members 39 at the sides of the table are secured to flattened portions 43 formed onv the upper ends of opposite downwardly extending frame members 44. At the outer end of each frame member 44 is a flattened face designed to engage and be secured toV another member 36' similar to that iaalready described, having formed on it a member. 39 similar to the member 39 already described.

It'will be understood that the flattened members on the ends of the members 44 `are secured to the members 36' by means of bolts 37, such as have been described.

Secured to the member at the lower outer end of'each member 44 are flattened faces at the upper ends ofarch members 45 Y and 46, which extend downwardly in opposite directions to the table and are provided with cushioned feet 20 such as have been already described. The liattened faces at the upperl ends of the members 45 and 46 are secured to the adjacent member 39 by meansof the bolt 37 and wing nut 33,l such ashave been alreadyV described.

At the lower end of each member 40 a-nd 41 near each end ofthe table is a flattened portion secured to the member. 36, similar to that already described, in amanner hereinbefore referred to.

Thel members 36'y at the lowerends of each .member 40 and 41 have members 3.8 and 39 fermedfthereon, and suitably secured to the flattened upper. ends of arch members 45 by means offbolts 37. It will be seen that on account of the construction hereinbefore described, the distance of the upper ends of the members 28 and 30 from a post or upright 13, and the distance ofthe members 29 and 30Y from saidupright may be varied as desiredl by adjusting the set-screws 32. Seme adjustment can also be made by vertically varyingV the position of the member 31 from the upright member 13. The distance of thel two arches near the headV ofthe In the same way the distance of the side members from each other may be changed as desired, and the width ofsaid arch may be adjusted. Y,

The brace member 4:2, hereinbefore referred to, extends laterally and is pivotally secured to a clamping device V50 made of resilient material and adapted to beVV eX- tended over the cushion and side rail ofthe table, and to be locked in position by means of a screw 51 extended through the upright portion 52 of the bracket 50 by a screw# threaded connection, and havingswivele'dfon its inner end a pad 53. Similar, braces50 are secured at the ends of the table andsupport brackets 54 having vertical bearings-55 to receive the stakes 56.

The advantages ofthe construction here-` inbefore set forth may be largely seen from the foregoing description.

The device is vreadily and easily taken apart and packed in a small Vplace for storage and transportation. assembled and mounted on a table or the like and can be quickly and easilyadjusted for placing the arches in a great variety of positions with relation to each other, and also for. varying the width of the arches.- By loosening the clamps at the side of the table, the whole device may be removed from the table by grasping thel handle 14 and lifting it upwardly.

Some changes may be made in the con,- struction and arrangement of the parts of our improved device without departing from its essential features and purposes, `and it is our intention to cover by this application any such changes which may :be included within the scope of our claims.

We claim as our invention: Y

1. A croquet gamedevice comprising an upright member,l arch supporting members securedto the lower ends thereof, frame members pivotally secured to said upright members and extending downwardly and away therefrom in ,different directions, frame members adjustably mounted on said first described frame members respectively and arches adjustably mounted on said'4 last described frame members.

2. A croquet game device comprising an upright member, arch supporting members secured to the lower ends thereof, frame members pivotally' secured to said upright members and extending downwardlyl and away therefrom in different directions, frame members adjustably mounted on said first described frame members respectively and arches adjustably mounted on said last It may be easily described frame members, said arches being adjustable in width.

3. A croquet game device comprising an upright member, arch supporting members secured to the lower ends thereof, frame members pivotally secured to said upright members and extending downwardly and away therefrom in different directions, frame members adjustably mounted on said first described frame members respectively, and arches adjustably mounted on said last described frame members, and means for locking said device on a table.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a table with a supporting member, a plurality of arches adjustably mounted thereon and adapted to be supported in diierent positions on said table.

Des Moines, Iowa, November 27, 1915.

ERNEST BECKER. PER yO. GISSBERG.

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